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It is the two-Deva-kings gate (Sanmon)
which is equivalent to the entrance of Ninna-ji and which was seen over the cherry tree.
The two-Deva-kings gate in Ninna-ji is one of the Kyoto 3 Daimon in Sanmon of Chion-in,
and Sanmon of Nanzen-ji.
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It is said that erection will be based on Iyemitsu Tokugawa's contribution around 1637 - 1644.
Moreover, the Deva king image is erected right and left at the two-Deva-kings gate,
and it is the origin of the name of a two-Deva-kings gate.
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